Mayo paval fluorescent antibody screen agna type 1 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center

1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA · MercyOne · Nonprofit · NPI 1234567893

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$253.50

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$390.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$11.68 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $167.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $11.68 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.79 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.81 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.81 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.81 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.84 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.93 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE OPTIONS $12.05 ↓ -95%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.05 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.05 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.05 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.29 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $16.03 ↓ -94%
OSCAR OSCAR $17.12 ↓ -93%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $17.39 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20.24 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $24.22 ↓ -90%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $24.22 ↓ -90%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.57 ↓ -87%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.57 ↓ -87%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
AETNA AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
COVENTRY AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
MERITAIN AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
WEBTPA AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $57.95 ↓ -77%
CIGNA EAP CIGNA $100.20 ↓ -60%
CIGNA CIGNA $100.20 ↓ -60%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $106.05 ↓ -58%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.55 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.55 ↓ -57%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.55 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $108.55 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $138.61 ↓ -45%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $141.95 ↓ -44%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $167.00 ↓ -34%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $167.00 ↓ -34%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $167.00 ↓ -34%

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Mayo paval fluorescent antibody screen agna type 1 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $48.57 $7.23 – $21.39
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $279.00 $12.05 – $12.05
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $67.60 $11.68 – $104.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $94.90 $57.80 – $146.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $94.90 $55.19 – $164.34
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $111.15 $11.68 – $171.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $94.90 $55.80 – $146.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $349.05 $11.68 – $326.00

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